Sunrise Ruby

As mentioned in my last post, Ben has his first cold this week. I guess it’s a cold. He’s not used to being sick, I’m not used to him being sick, and it’s been pretty miserable. He’s not eating much, not drinking much, he’s tired but too uncomfortable to sleep much.  Being 25 weeks pregnant […]

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What to do when you have your first cold:
1.  Wear a solid green t-shirt with matching hot pants (so the snot blends in).
2.  Stay home from your usual Thursday play group, and play pots in the kitchen instead.

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I made hummus today to take to a group birthday party for a bunch of babies who all turned 1 this summer.

4 cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 jar roasted red peppers, drained and rinsed
5 cloves garlic (which I pan roasted)
3 Tbsp. tahini
4-5 Tbsp. olive oil
handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
juice of 1 lemon
salt […]

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Ben’s babbling has seemed much more varied and complex during the last week.  Instead of chains of the same syllable over and over again (’da-da-da’ and ‘ga-ga-ga’), he’s combining different syllables into babblings such as ‘da-ga’ and ‘bo-bo-ga’.  He’s making more and more consonant sounds (I occasionally hear a ’sh’ or a ‘t’), and I […]

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Ben turned 1 yesterday!  Last weekend we celebrated with a party of family and a few close friends.  In his first journey around the sun, our little bub has gone from a tiny 5-pound preemie to a whopping 25-pounder who’s a little tall for his age.  He’s acquired the ability to eat and breathe at […]

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